bug#4210: 23.1.50; lgrep chooses silly default value for file extension

[Eric Hanchrow]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I visited a python file

C-x C-f ~ / l o c TAB RET b i n RET . p y RET

(I happen to have a bunch of python files in ~/local/bin, and I have
ido-mode turned on)
 
I cloned the buffer:

C-x 4 c 

I used lgrep to search:

ESC x l g r e p RET ^ c l a s s RET RET RET


At this point I was looking at a *grep* buffer like this:

    -*- mode: grep; default-directory: "~/local/bin/" -*-
    Grep started at Wed Aug 19 19:17:41

    grep -i -nH -e \^class *.py<2>
    /bin/bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `2'
    /bin/bash: -c: line 0: `grep -i -nH -e \^class *.py<2>'

    Grep exited abnormally with code 2 at Wed Aug 19 19:17:41

Naturally the "grep" command should have been 

    grep -i -nH -e \^class *.py

i.e., the "<2>" shouldn't have been put in there.

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In GNU Emacs 23.1.50.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.12)
 of 2009-08-17 on debian
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Python

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  erc-list-mode: t
  erc-menu-mode: t
  erc-ring-mode: t
  erc-pcomplete-mode: t
  erc-track-mode: t
  erc-track-minor-mode: t
  erc-match-mode: t
  erc-netsplit-mode: t
  erc-irccontrols-mode: t
  erc-noncommands-mode: t
  erc-move-to-prompt-mode: t
  erc-readonly-mode: t
  erc-button-mode: t
  erc-fill-mode: t
  erc-stamp-mode: t
  erc-autojoin-mode: t
  erc-log-mode: t
  erc-services-mode: t
  erc-networks-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:

Recent messages:
Making completion list...
prep-new-frame: considering #<frame F4 0x9755a38>; SSH_TTY is /dev/pts/0
When done with this frame, type C-x 5 0
Corrections: displays displays display misplays displace displease dispels 
splays
Mark set
prep-new-frame: considering #<frame F5 0x97c7748>; SSH_TTY is /dev/pts/5
When done with this frame, type C-x 5 0
Quit
Loading tramp...done
Grep exited abnormally with code 2

Load-path shadows:
~/.emacs.d/custom hides /usr/local/src/emacs/lisp/custom

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